Medication order reads: Fluconazole 12 mg/kg IV day 1. Supply on hand: Fluconazole 2 mg/mL. Patient's weight 157 lbs. Give _______ mL
Answer : 428.2 mL
Here medication order given as mg/ kg, so for converting pounds to Kilograms use this following formula
Patient weight in Kg = Total weight in lb ×
ie, Weight in Kg = ×
Ordered dose =
Medicine dose available =
To find mL per dose = weight in kilogram × Medication order × Medicine dose available
mL / dose = ( Cancel out lb, Kg and mL from numerator and denominator )
ie mL to be administred =
mL to be administred= mL
mL to be administred = 428.18 mL ( round to the nearest 10)
mL to be administred= 428.2 mL
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